This work is a collection of nonfiction works by professionals that reflects the diverse aspects of life, documents funeral culture, and explores the philosophy of life and death. The author's ancestors, three generations apart, were employed as "da le," the traditional name for undertakers in Tianjin. Drawing on personal experience, the author meticulously and vividly depicts the emotions, joys, sorrows, and human nature behind funeral culture. The book not only records the funeral stories of childhood friends, relatives, and neighbors, but through these true stories, it also demonstrates the profound understanding and respect for life and death in Eastern culture, conveying a positive, constructive, and healthy perspective on life, and guiding readers to reflect on the meaning of life and the dignity of death.
该作品是一部反映人间百态、记录殡葬文化、探讨生死哲学的职人非虚构作品集。作者祖辈三代从事“大了”。所谓“大了”，是天津地区对民间入殓师这一职业的称呼。作者以亲身经历为蓝本，细腻、生动地描了丧葬文化背后的歌哭笑泪与人情世态。书中不仅记录了作者的发小、亲人、邻居的丧葬故事，更通过这些真实故事，展现了东方文化中对生死的深刻理解和尊重，传递了积极、正面、健康的生命观，引导读者思考生命的意义和死亡的尊严。
该作品是一部反映人间百态、记录殡葬文化、探讨生死哲学的职人非虚构作品集。作者祖辈三代从事“大了”。所谓“大了”，是天津地区对民间入殓师这一职业的称呼。作者以亲身经历为蓝本，细腻、生动地描了丧葬文化背后的歌哭笑泪与人情世态。书中不仅记录了作者的发小、亲人、邻居的丧葬故事，更通过这些真实故事，展现了东方文化中对生死的深刻理解和尊重，传递了积极、正面、健康的生命观，引导读者思考生命的意义和死亡的尊严。
